2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Public Health for a Doctorate
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When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Public Health for a Doctorate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Public Health is the 26th most popular major in the country with 40,596 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, public health graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $43,158 and had an average of $27,396 in loans still to pay off.
Across Minnesota, there were 964 public health graduates with average earnings and debt of $49,016 and $30,340 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Public Health for a Doctorate” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in public health. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great public health programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the public health program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Public Health for a Doctorate
The colleges and universities below are the best for minnesota doctor’s degree vets studying public health.
Top 2 Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Veterans in Minnesota
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Capella University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Public Health for a Doctorate list. Capella University is a large school located in Minneapolis, Minnesota that handed out 74 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Capella University, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” ranking.Among the 38,930 students enrolled at Capella University, 2,589 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,685 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,867. In addition to receiving other benefits, 4 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Capella University]](/colleges/capella-university/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Walden University. The school came in at #2 for the Most Veteran Friendly in Minnesota for Public Health for a Doctorate. This large school is located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it awarded 149 doctorate’s public health degrees in 2020-2021.
Walden University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Public Health Doctor’s Degree Schools in Minnesota” list.Of the 49,695 students enrolled at Walden University, 2,721 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 1,568 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $8,240. In addition to receiving other benefits, 3 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Walden University Veteran Student Life Report
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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